Action Against Hunger | Acf-Usa

Mission:
Action Against Hunger | ACF International works to save the lives of malnourished children and adults while seeking long-term solutions to hunger through self-sustaining programs. ACF works around the world to carry out innovative, lifesaving programs in nutrition, food security and livelihoods, and water, sanitation and hygiene that restore dignity, self-sufficiency, and independence to vulnerable populations around the world. Target demographics:
those suffering from malnutrition, with a focus on the most vulnerable, including young children and women who are pregnant or nursing. Direct beneficiaries per year:
7.3 million people Geographic areas served:
over 40 countries around the world Programs:
Nutrition:
Global hunger now afflicts more than a billion people worldwide. Severe acute malnutrition, however, is the more immediate killer: it threatens the lives of 19 million children. Every year as many as 5 million of them die from malnutrition-related causes.
From rural mountain villages to the confines of refugee camps to ethnically divided cities, Action Against Hunger treats and prevents malnutrition in over 40 countries around the world. Our programs are launched most often during times of crisis and focus on the most vulnerable, including young children and women who are pregnant or nursing.
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene:
Almost a billion people on the planet don’t have access to clean drinking water. A third of the world’s population lives without basic sanitation infrastructure like a toilet. Every day 4,000 children die from illnesses like diarrhea, dysentery, and cholera caused by dirty water and unhygienic living conditions.
We can’t fight malnutrition without tackling the diseases that contribute to it. As part of our integrated approach to hunger, we’re getting safe water, sanitation, and hygiene services to communities in need all over the world.
Food Security & Livelihoods:
Action Against Hunger’s food security & livelihoods programs tackle the root causes of hunger: problems of access, income, and production. Our food security & livelihoods activities aim to prevent outbreaks of life-threatening acute malnutrition by helping some of the most vulnerable communities around the world regain nutritional self-sufficiency. While our programs encompass a wide array of activities, all are customized to meet the specific needs of each community.
Emergency Response:
From cholera epidemics sweeping through refugee camps, to catastrophic natural disasters, to malnutrition crises brought on by drought, Action Against Hunger responds to humanitarian emergencies all over the world, delivering immediate life-saving services to populations in distress.
With emergency teams on call 24 hours a day, and pre-positioned stocks of essential supplies ready for deployment, our internationally renowned rapid response capabilities ensure that life-saving assistance can be deployed anywhere in the world when needs arise.

Community Reviews

Effectiveness, efficiency and transparency are the keys - the activities of AAH can be not only easily tracked, followed through the many reports and RESULTS through the online and paper articles and news items (also through their annual report), but photos and videos on youtube make you feel confident about a very high portion of your money going directly towards paying for goods and services for those in the absolute need for them. Instead of supporting several organizations with small amounts, it is more effective to support a carefully-chosen one with donations that make a bigger difference and don't result in wasteful marketing coming from several funds towards you - at an increased cumulative cost and making your money used much less effectively. I chose AAH many years ago and have seen my money spent wisely. As long as they keep up their excellent work, they will be my chosen organization to support.

Action Against Hunger has become the major focus of my charitable giving. What they do is incredibly important and it appears from my research that they do it very well. I initially donated to Action Against Hunger three years ago because after doing some research, I felt it was a good fit for where my heart is. After giving, I received a warm thank you and subsequently have been contacted a couple times a year with information. What I am saying is they don't waste a bunch of postage on junk-mail that would just irritate me. But they also make it very clear that if I ever have questions or want more information, they will accommodate me. So, I have continued to donate to AAH with a sense of peace that the funds are being used efficiently for a noble cause.

I became a monthly donor with Action Against Hunger just this year, when I learned that it only take $45 dollars a month to save the life of a child. Their commitment to transparency assured me that they are using my donation in a truly effective manner and that this was an agency that was truly changing the future for children world wide. Thank you Action Against Hunger for giving me the chance to help children!

I donated to Action Against Hunger after learning more about the organization through a personal contact there. What initially impressed me was the passion of the people who work there. They truly are committed to eradicating world hunger and work as a team to make inroads and respond to crises. That combined with the transparency and coast effectiveness of the organization makes supporting Action Against Hunger/ACF USA a no-brainer!

When was your last experience with this nonprofit?

My friend showed me a video about the work that ACF and other organizations are doing to decrease world hunger and make it easier to get food to those who need it most. In this animated video, they talked of families who couldn't get their children to the hospital in time to get the food that they needed and the children perished. This was shown through the use of animation of of a baby in a box that suddenly disappeared. I was so saddened by the disappearing baby boxes and impressed by all the wonderful work ACF has done to create non-perishable food to get to children that I felt impelled to become a monthly donor right then and there. It's the least I can do to help prevent babies in boxes form disappearing.

When was your last experience with this nonprofit?

ACF is dedicated to assisting children and their families with the most basic requirements for health and survival -- clean water and nutritional supplements. In many places across the globe, children benefit from the help that ACF provides. The ACF message is a compelling one, the organization is cost-effective and efficient, and I'm proud to support their efforts.

When was your last experience with this nonprofit?

I was motivated to donate to ACF for Valentine's Day. I could have purchased one meal for myself and my husband at an over-priced, noisy, crowded restaurant -- or, instead, I could have purchased enough therapeutic food to help a small child survive, and hopefully thrive, for a full month. What decision would you have made? I think our whole world is essentially a small village, and that if we are blessed with plenty we should remember to be grateful and to share.

I recently became a donor after I had a chance to personally ask all the questions I had about how they are fighting hunger. I was impressed that they dont only hand out food, but also tackle all the causes that lead to emergency treatment. I know that with my donation, I am making an impact and saving lives.

How likely are you to donate to this group again?

When was your last experience with this nonprofit?

I have been an Action Against Hunger donor for sometime now. I have always felt comfortable donating through AAH. Born and raised in Bangladesh, I know the devastating effect of hunger, malnutrition and abject poverty. I am not a wealthy man, but I try to give to the best of my ability, for I know even a little amount can go a long way to alleviate suffering among an impoverished population.

I believe this organization goes the farthest with the money donated. I would say any nonprofit group is a great choice, I chose Action Against Hunger becuase they cover the most countries in the world. The way I see it is that the more ground we can cover, the closer we come to ending world hunger.